Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-08-25

CDaCHe Ot NlOlatiHR tue ptHSioh la"s'
On April S0th Smith procured n PEN
sion for Mrs. Julia ]. Outteu,a soldiers
widow, amounting to 81, 200, and kept
S400. The woman could neither read
nor write, and of this Smith took ad-
vantage. The arrest was made on the
affidavit of a special pension examiner,
who claims TO have direct evidence to
convict Smith.
RAILROAD SMASH-UP.
Frightful Accident on the Baltimore
and Ohio i'm Washington.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE fl W
residents in the neighborhood of the Bal.
timore and Ohio "Y" whowere up and
on the street at $50 o'clock this morn
ing witnessed singular and startling
scene. 1t was no less spectacle than
that of train of cars leaping from the
track and rushing with the speed OF
lightning and the crash Of thunder
bolt through brick house. In an in
slant the train and the house were in
heap of ruins, and the track for some
distance was Uttered with the debris.
The train to whichthe accident occurred
was train No. 4, the st. Louis, Chica-
go and Cincinnati express, and com ing
from the West, due here at go. A
bout 6. 80 ii came laundering into the
city over the Metropolitan branch, and
at the curve, nearly mile away from
the "Y," began whistling down
brakes" For some reason the brakes
were not put down. The air-brakes,i it
was stated did not work and the en-
gineer began blowing his distress
whistle for the brakeman 10 put on the
regular brakes.
Either the brakemen did not heed
the signal or it was not given in time
to be Of use, for the train, flying at a
frlgbtful rate, came laundering on
towards the sharp curve at the "G. s"
On the south side of the "Yn in the
little corner made by intersection Of
the tracks was located the railroad
sigual-tower, trick structure, three
stories high, where the men are en-
ployed to regulate the signals and the
switches at the "Y." When the trains
turned the sharp curve OF the "1,"
with fearful headway, the car behind
the engine jumped the track and
smashed into the signal-tower, and IN
an instant there was a wreck which
for confusion has seldom been equaled
in railroad annals.
A COMPLETE WRECK.
The engine was dragged from the
track, and, ploughing through the dirt
and mud distance of $50 feet rolled
completely over. There it lay, giving
forth steam and hot water in great jets.
The steam plowed up the dirt and cov-
cred the house in front Of the engine
with fine layer of yellow mud that
looked like fresh coat of paint. The
steam and water were blown through
the house, and some of the inmates
were badly scalded. Near the engine
lay Hamilton Broisus, the enginee',
crushed and dying and his fireman with
several bones broken. But behind the
engine was a scene of panic and con-
fusion. One car was crushed and
nearly buried under the tracks and
timbers of the demolished building.
Two sleeping coaches and one pas
senger coach remained on the track.
The mail car, the express car and the
baggage car were rolled over and their
sides were crushed. The roof of one
car protruded from the ruins OF the
building.
The disaster, Of course, at once
created intense excitement. A fire a
larm was sounded, which quickly
brought the fire department and the
police to the scene. Ambulances were
hurriedly sent for, and corps of physi-
clans came, summoned from every di-
rectiou. Firemen, policemen, railroad
men and citizens went to work with
coats off to clear out the debris. Many
injured passengers were removed and
taken to neighboring houses or drug
stores or to hospitals. In this way
eighteen or twenty people were got
out of the wreck, some of them only
slightly injured, others with bones
broken and bodies badly bruised and
cut.
BAXTER's PERILOUS JUMP.
Inthe signal tower, ,on the upper floor
or observatory. William Baxter, rail-
road signalman, was at work. On the
ground floor Joseph Haley, young
man employed by the railroad company
was engaged cleaning lamps. Baxter
il appears realized the impending danger
in time. He gave shout to Haley,
and leaped from the tower to the
ground. He broke his arm in the fall
and was pretty badly shaken up, but
seems to have escaped more serious in
jury. Haley below, however. was
buried in the ruins of the house.
When he was disintered i5 was found
that the timbers had fallen 80 as to pro-
tect himfrom the tons of brickand NOR
tar above him. He was badly bruised
and blinded by the lime and plaster.
The Defender of Guiteau.